The Studio Instructors
Namaste
Meet Your Yoga Instructors
Tina Mote
The Studio Instructor
Tina Mote
The Studio Instructor
Tina Mote has Steve Ross to thank for her yoga journey. Back in 2000, Steve had a show on the Oxygen Channel called Inhale with Steve Ross. “Why didn’t my high school counselor tell me this was a choice?!!!” she thought upon watching that first episode. Although that show resonated deeply with her, it took a couple of decades before Tina earned her 200-hour certification in hatha yoga, meditation, yin yoga, and restorative yoga. In the meantime, her personal practice of yoga helped her navigate her adventures (or misadventures) of life—becoming a math professor and helping her students overcome fears and phobias of math; raising her son and daughter; moving from always living in southern U.S. to the Chicagoland area; falling in love with long-distance running; learning Transcendental Meditation; and becoming a whole-foods, plant-based eater. Practicing yoga has been the conduit for Tina to no longer feel like she lives in a rat race, allowing her to meet herself as she is and no longer living in the “should’ve, could’ve, would’ve world”. On and off the mat, yoga has enabled Tina to become a better mom, colleague, and overall human. As Tina further progresses down this road, she is excited to share what she has learned with others. At the club since 2024
Tony Gulley
Group Fitness Coordinator & Studio Instructor
Tony Gulley
Group Fitness Coordinator & Studio Instructor
Tony took his first yoga class in 2017 and was obsessed ever since. Growing up always being inflexible, he started practicing as a means to try to help heal chronic pain and improve his overall well-being. After practicing for a few months, he started to notice positive changes in his mental and physical health that radically changed his quality of life. He then decided to become a teacher to help people heal themselves and to find more peace in their lives. Currently he is teaching around the Chicago area as well as training for the Midwest division of the USA yoga competitions. At the club since 2023
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